Improvement in shingling-gages



G. SCHNEIDER.

Shingling-Gage.

No. 165,880. Patented-July 20,1875.

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NYPEI'ERS. FHOTO-LITHQGRAPNER, WASHINGTON D c NITED STATES CONRAD SCHNEIDER, OF CHARLES CITY, IOWA, ASSIGNOR OF ONE-HALF HIS RIGHT TO JOHN F. SPAULDING, OF SAME PLACE.

IMPROVEMENT IN SHlNGLlNG-GAGES.

Specification forming part of Letters Patent No. 165,880, dated July 20,1875; application filed September 15, 1874. 1

To all whom it may concern Be it known that I, CONRAD SCHNEIDER, of Charles City. county of Floyd and State of Iowa, have invented an Ilnprovenientin Shingling-Gages, of which the following is a specification:

The object of my invention is to enable the workman to lay accurately and rapidly three courses of shingles at each setting of the straight edge h h, and at each passage along the root of a building. It consists of a movable gage or guide, provided with a suitable nail-holder, and made adjustable by connecting three horizontal bars, A, B, and C, with two cross-bars, D and D, having swivel-joints at their intersections, and movable rests at either end of the horizontal bar, upon which is located the nail-holder.

In Figure l,h his astraight edge. A, B, and C are three horizontal bars. D and D are two cross-bars. e cis the nail-holder. f f are two movable rests. Fig. 2 shows the gage reversed to move in an opposite direction.

My shingling-gage is constructed by connecting the bars A, B, and C to the cross-bars D D by means of screws or their equivalents. These horizontal bars are in such relative position that the edge of bar B nearest bar A shall be equidistant from the opposite or farther edge of bar A, and the opposite or farther edges of bars C and A D. i

The bar A, to which the cross-bars D D are attached, is provided With lips, covering the ends of said bars D and D. The nail-holder, in the form of an ellipse, is attach ed to bar C, which is made wide enough to serve as its bottom. 7 The movable rests ff are attached to bar C in such a manner as to hold the gage in the position required.

My gage is used as follows: Lay fourortive shingles by the straight edge h h in the usual manner; then adjust the shingling-gage tothe gage desired by placing the rests ff as shown in Fig. 1; lay the second course with the ends resting against bar B, and the third course with the ends resting against bar A. As the courses advance, slide the gage along upon the straight edge h h, continuing to lay the shingles as directed above.

To lay shinglesin the opposite direction, reverse the gage, as shown in Fig. 2.

I claim as my invention- The herein-described shinglinggage, consisting of the bar C, provided with the nailholder 6, and adjustable rests ff, bars A and B, and cross-bars D D, constructed and oper ating as shown, and for the purpose specified.

CONRAD SCHNEIDER. Witnesses:

H. C. BALDWIN, G. B. HALL.

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